The GIF format remains a popular file format for animating images. However, the technology hasn’t changed since 1987, and its limitations are starting to show. Which is why the image hosting website, ...

Image hosting site Imgur has decided the old GIF format for animated images just isn't cutting it anymore. In a site-wide update, Imgur is now converting animated GIF uploads into what it calls GIFV.

The GIF file specification originated with the CompuServe online service. Its indexed-color format restricts it to a maximum of 256 shades, which limits its usefulness in reproducing continuous-tone ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Here’s a little-known Internet secret: GIF files — the preferred medium for sharing pithy animation loops across the web — were never ...

Use the free editor GIMP to adjust the size of a GIF file. Because the GIF extension supports animation, many programs are not capable of re-sizing an image while simultaneously preserving the file's ...